Kristin Harris in her Florida, NY studio a couple weeks before it opened in April. ( Becca Tucker) ‘We had to put everything on the table for it’ Female entrepreneurship is booming post-pandemic. Women now own over 40 percent of American businesses, and are closing the... Features 01 Jul 2026 | 02:11
Keith off to hunt ( Woodcut by Flavia Bacarella) King of pain While walking to the hide today with an empty pack on my back and the jerry-rigged rifle strapped over one shoulder, I thought... Features 30 Jun 2026 | 10:48
Offering, 2025 — Beacon Farmers’ Market (Long Season Farm) ( Photo by Amy Bandolik) Bodies of work For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to places where life happens in public. Market towns. Main Streets. Village... Field Notes 03 Jun 2026 | 03:06
Heskett coming off the trail after her first solo hike. A walk back home We are sitting in a loose circle by the garden of Woods Hole Hostel, boots kicked off, socks drying, bodies folded with that... Features 23 Mar 2026 | 02:37
Lenny Bussanich at Marksboro Mills in Blairstown, NJ, named for the town’s original mill, built in 1762. ( Becca Tucker) No pain, no grain On a Wednesday morning in October, Larry Mahmarian cuts open a 25-pound bag of wheat, carries it up a rolling ladder and... Features 19 Nov 2025 | 01:52
1. Joy Youwakim on her farm in Chester, where she grows many of the plants that end up in her soaps. ( Photo by Becca Tucker) Stuff we dig Thoughtful, practical and crafted with the earth in mind – these nine gifts carry a story and a whiff of everyday magic.... Features 22 Sep 2025 | 01:14
Peter Quinn on his delta in Vermont in June On three wheels, chasing freedom Peter Quinn grew up in an active family as the youngest of five children. On skis at age 2, his childhood was filled with... Features 04 Sep 2025 | 01:11
Gilda Burke with her flock in the Town of Warwick. She has a waiting list 15 deep for her eggs. ( Becca Tucker) Coop dreams Time was, frugal American households kept a backyard flock for eggs and the occasional Sunday chicken dinner. “In time of... Features 28 Aug 2025 | 11:54
Lauren Maresca with a solar-powered generator that can be used to charge phones and small devices – but not a hot plate (she tried it). ( Becca Tucker) Prepping goes mainstream Prepping is having a moment in the wake of the [insert disaster of your choice]. But for some people it’s second nature.... Features 24 Mar 2025 | 12:26
A woodcut of Stewart during his four months camping out alone in the Outback. ( By Flavia Baccarella) The alone trip: four months in the Australian Bush Decades before New Zealand-born Keith Stewart landed on his 88-acre farm in Orange County, NY, where he would grow organic... Features 03 Mar 2025 | 10:17
A swallowtail butterfly in the demo garden at the Warwick Valley Winery. Turning lawns into lifelines “The Victorian English aesthetic of the lawn needs to change,” said Dr. Joseph “Doc” Grizzanti, founder of the Warwick Valley... Features 08 Jan 2025 | 10:14
Sweetman with her bluebirds at the old prison site in July. ( Becca Tucker) To tame a wasteland Amy Lewis Sweetman is in her studio, which is a shipping container next to a compost heap on the dairy farm where she and... Features 26 Sep 2024 | 01:41
Stuff we dig Our annual holiday gift guide is not meant to be an enticement to buy more, more, more. It’s an invitation to be deliberate... Features 05 Sep 2024 | 02:14
A burger served at Vernon High School. ( Photo provided) The year school kids got a taste of local The burgers (pictured above) served at Vernon High School’s cafeteria this school year came from a pastured steer raised... Features 11 Jul 2024 | 02:56
Ellen and Bill Crain at Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary in Poughquag, NY in May. ( Photo by Becca Tucker) A different kind of midlife crisis When my wife Ellen and I entered our 60s, we began a new project. We renovated a run-down farm in upstate New York and turned... Features 24 Jun 2024 | 03:28
